T-Mobile Bans Others' Apps On Their Phones

cshamis writes "T-Mobile has recently changed their policies and now tell their customers with appropriate data plans and with Java-Micro-App-capable T-Mobile phones: no third-party network applications. You can, of course, still use their incredibly clunky and crippled built-in WAP browsers, but GoogleMaps and OperaMini are left high and dry. Would anyone care to speculate if this move is likely to retain or repel customers?"

Time to switch

[moria]

Now it's the time switch to Cingular, and get and iPhone, to continue using my 3rd party applications. oh wait...

Repel, obviously...

[core_dump_0]

1. Piss off your customers
2. Lose them to competitors
3. ?
4. Profit!

Care to Speculate?

[umbrellasd]

Sure, I'll speculate my foot up T-Mobile's monopolistic ass. How's my speculation now?

Skype already works

[grahamsz]

I have Skype on my T-Mobile dash.

It works OK on an EDGE data connection but the call has pretty high latency (feels like a satelite connection). Works like a charm on Wifi though - it's just really confusing having a phone application running on your phone.

Re:They won't care

[MaggieL]

If Google has a great app, they can send it to Tmobile for testing and approval.

And if they have a great app for Windows, they should have to get it tested and approved by MSFT first. After all, imagine the support havok it could cause.

Re:They won't care

[bobdotorg]

Stupid people live outside the US too, you insensitive clod!

Yeah. And most of us post to Slashdot.